Community Choices

07/14/2025

Come join the team! Community Choices is currently hiring a Driver/Social Event Support staff. Check out the job description and apply on Indeed! Got questions? Contact Becca at becca@communitychoicesinc.org.

https://www.indeed.com/job/driver-event-support-staff-adults-intellectual-disabilities-91610fcbc6704056?_gl=1*1wipevu*_gcl_au*OTA3NzkwNjYyLjE3NTA3OTY1NDY.*_ga*MTgxOTkxODY3My4xNzUwNzk2NTQ2*_ga_5KTMMETCF4*czE3NTI1MTk3NTIkbzEwJGcwJHQxNzUyNTE5NzUyJGo2MCRsMCRoMA..

06/02/2025

Congratulations to Urbana Park District for completing our LEAP Front Line Staff Training with their Summer Camp leaders and Aquatics managers!

LEAP: Leaders in Employing All People is a collaborative project between Community Choices and DSC that aims to educate Champaign County employers on the benefits of hiring employees with disabilities. Our frontline staff training furthers that education by educating supervisors and staff on accommodations, learning styles and communication that ultimately lead to more successful job placements for all employees.

If you are interested in either of our LEAP trainings, please contact our Lead Employment Specialist, Ashley Withers (ashley@communitychoicesinc.org)

05/15/2025

Info on more potential cuts that would affect people with I/DD. Please let your elected officials know how this would affect you and your community!

05/07/2025

Check out our May Newsletter!

Our recent Women’s Support Group gathering was a joyful and inspiring time as participants came together to create personal vision boards. Using magazines, quotes, markers, stickers, and plenty of creativity, each woman built a collage of her hopes, goals, and dreams for the future. The activity s...

05/05/2025

May Co-Op Meeting – You’re Invited!
Thursday, May 8 | 6:00–7:15 PM
Grace Lutheran Church (Springfield & Prospect, Champaign)

Join us for a helpful and informative session with Annie Bruno, LCSW from the Arc of Illinois. She’ll be talking about PUNS, waiver funding, and what happens when you get pulled.

Whether you’re new to the process, recently selected, or already using services, this is a great chance to learn, ask questions, and connect with others.

Open to all – you don’t have to be a Community Choices member to attend.

05/02/2025

Community Choices will be hosting our quarterly Co-Op meeting this coming Thursday, May 8th from 6-7:15am.
We’re very excited to welcome Arc of IL Ligas Family Advocate, and previous Community Choices employee, Annie Bruno LCSW, to speak about PUNS, Waiver Funding, and What to expect once you get “pulled”!

This will be a great opportunity to people who have recently gotten "pulled", are waiting, or who have been using the waiver for a while! All are welcome, so feel free to invite community members, if they are interested!

A little more info:
Recently received an Early Notification Letter or a PUNS Selection letter? Interested in learning more about possible services in the future?

Join us to learn about your options under the Medicaid Home and Community Based Waiver for Adults with Developmental Disabilities in Illinois.

We will discuss service and support options, explore the role of your ISC, review the key steps you need to take to prepare for the application process, and talk through common concerns and barriers.

Here’s the Details:
DATE: Thursday, May 8th, 2025
TIME: 6:00-7:15 pm
LOCATION: Grace Lutheran Church on the corner of Springfield and Prospect in Champaign
ALL ARE WELCOME - No need to be a CC Member, if this seems like helpful information please feel free to attend or share with your circles!

Hope you can make it!

04/08/2025

Happy Spring!
We’re excited to invite you to join us for our upcoming Greener Together - Community Clean-Up event in collaboration with the City of Champaign’s Neighborhood Services Department!

📅 Date: Saturday, May 3rd, 11a-12:30p

Join us cleaning up from Downtown Champaign to West Side Park in collaboration with The City of Champaign’s Neighborhood Services Department. This is a great chance to give back, connect with others, and help keep our city beautiful. DM us to rsvp.

Bring your energy and community spirit!

04/08/2025

Join us for our upcoming Greener Together - Community Clean-Up event in collaboration with the City of Champaign’s Neighborhood Services Department!

📅 Date: Saturday, May 3rd

Join us in cleaning from Downtown Champaign to West Side Park in collaboration with The City of Champaign’s Neighborhood Services Department. This is a great chance to give back, connect with others, and help keep our city beautiful.

Bring your energy and community spirit!
DM us for details

03/26/2025

We are hiring!

We are looking for a Full-Time Employment Specialist/Social Coach that will facilitate our Workforce Empowerment Class, as well as work one-on-one with individuals on both social skills, and employment.

Applicants should send a resume, cover letter and references to Becca (becca@communitychoicesinc.org).

Community Choices

03/24/2025

We are continuing to honor women during Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month and Women’s History Month by highlighting Frida Kahlo. Frida Kahlo was a bisexual woman of color with multiple disabilities both congenital and some that happened later in life. She is also a world-famous Mexican artist, best known for her Surrealist art.
She was born with spina bifida. She also developed childhood polio at age six. At eighteen, she got into a bus accident, and experienced chronic pain from this the rest of her life. While recovering from the accident, Frida started painting; many of her paintings reflect her experience of being a person with disabilities. Kaholo once said “They thought I was a surrealist, but I was not. I never painted dreams or nightmares, I painted my reality.”
It was not until after her death that she became well known for her paintings. Frida is considered one of Mexico’s greatest artists and an icon of female creativity.

03/18/2025

Our Annual Member Meeting is what makes us a cooperative and a community! A meeting where our members help shape their future at Community Choices! From chit chat, to future planning, advocacy, and our burning questions ; this meeting was full of AMAZING conversation and connection! Thank you to all the members who came out to our 2025 Annual Member Meeting as well as the members who continue to help us thrive!